Carlos Canizales and Panya Pradabsri are set to clash for the vacant WBC light flyweight title in Bangkok. ESPN KnockOut confirmed the bout, bringing together two top fighters in a Boxing Day showdown that promises excitement.
Canizales, once a WBA champion, first made waves by claiming a title in 2018 against Reiya Konishi before stopping highly touted Lu Bin and outboxing former titlist Sho Kimura. Despite a shocking loss to Esteban Bermudez and a razor-close fight with Kenshiro Teraji earlier this year, many still consider him Venezuela’s top active boxer. Now, he aims to put an exclamation mark on his comeback by seizing WBC gold.
Pradabsri, fighting on home soil, knows what it takes to pull off big wins. He famously ended Wanheng Menayothin’s remarkable 54-fight winning streak to claim WBC minimumweight honors, defending that belt four times before falling to Yudai Shigeoka.
The stakes are high, and with the WBC gold on the line, this bout is poised to cap off the year in thrilling fashion.
Fight card:
▪️Panya Pradabsri vs. Carlos Canizales, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBC World Light Flyweight title
